Palaputin (en. Soften)

pah-lah-poo-tin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Put in a state of being soft or easily broken.

The heat of the water will help soften the hard sugar.

Ang init ng tubig ay makakatulong para palaputin ang lutong asukal.

Training something to become softer or more manageable.

You need to soften the dough before baking it.

Kailangan mong palaputin ang masa bago ito i-bake.

To lessen or weaken the hardness of something.

The meat slice should be softened to prevent it from being tough.

Dapat na palaputin ang hiwa ng karne upang hindi ito maging matigas.

From the root 'lapot' referring to being soft or easily broken

soften the heart

To evoke feelings or love towards someone.

palaputin ang puso

softness

The quality of being soft or easily broken.

lambot

softening

The process of softening something.

paglambot

To spread out or scatter things in one place.

Spread out your clothes on the floor so I can find them more easily.

Palaputin mo ang mga damit mo sa sahig, para mas madali ko silang mahanap.

To be busy with unimportant things.

Don't mess around, it's better to finish your homework.

Huwag kang magpalaput, mas mabuti pang tapusin mo ang iyong takdang aralin.